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August 16, 2016 8:55 a.m.

Why Is So Little Known About Rockville in the Early Years After It Was Incorporated?

 

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B: The city’s records were destroyed in the Civil War

Rockville was incorporated in 1860 and first governed by three commissioners, but not much more is known about its early years because the city’s records were carried off and destroyed by Confederates in July 1864.

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